diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-retarget.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-retarget.yml
index 4f730a1baa..f3d995b140 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-retarget.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-retarget.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     if: >
       github.repository_owner == 'better-auth' &&
       !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'changeset-release/') &&
+      github.event.pull_request.head.ref != 'next' &&
       github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' &&
       github.actor != 'better-auth-releases[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest